provided
/pɹəˈvaɪdɪd/conjunction, verb
provided is spelled P-R-O-V-I-D-E-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 105 times per million words in written English, the 1,021st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a conjunction, provided means “Only if (the stipulation that follows is true)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in provided?
| Letters | 8: P-R-O-V-I-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 105 times per million words; the 1,021st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is provided?
Provided appears 105 times per million words in written English, the 1,021st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce provided?
- UK /pɹəˈvaɪdɪd/
Provided has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-provided.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does provided mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
conjunction
- 1
Only if (the stipulation that follows is true).
You can go to the party provided you finish all your homework first.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of provide
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Provided in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense only if:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pourvu que, à condition que, seulement si |
| German | sofern |
| Portuguese | contanto que |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.